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Burlingame police report multiple injury collisions, one July crash later ruled fatal
Summary
Burlingame Police presented July and August collision summaries: July had 13 collisions (two major injuries, one later fatal), August had 15 collisions including a tractor-trailer broadside and a bicyclist striking a construction sign in a bike lane; most incidents involved unsafe speed, failure to yield, or unsafe turning.
Sergeant Orof presented the police department’s monthly collision summaries to the Traffic Safety and Parking Commission, reporting 13 injury collisions in July and 15 in August (hit-and-run and DUI cases are filtered out of these monthly tallies).
July highlights included eight vehicle‑versus‑vehicle collisions, three with fixed objects, one involving a pedestrian and one involving a bicyclist. Two collisions resulted in major injuries; one of those July collisions later resulted in a fatality after the injured person succumbed to injuries within 30 days, Sergeant Orof said. He described a pedestrian strike where the driver said sun glare contributed to not seeing the pedestrian who had entered the crosswalk with a green light.
August’s report included several failure‑to‑yield broadside crashes, a rear‑end collision at an activated crosswalk that produced whiplash complaints, and a tractor‑trailer broadside on the Broadway overpass that fortunately caused only minor injuries. The department also reported an incident in which a bicyclist riding in a bike lane struck a construction sign that had been placed in the bike lane and sustained minor injuries.
Sergeant Orof said the most common primary collision factors in the two months were right‑of‑way violations, unsafe speed and unsafe turning movements. He reiterated that collisions resulting in later fatalities are reclassified under standard policy if a death occurs within 30 days of a crash.
The commission asked clarifying questions about individual cases and response times; Sergeant Orof said crews and parking enforcement coordinated to clear large‑vehicle incidents as quickly as safety allowed. The department will continue to monitor hotspots and share data with the commission as it refines corridor projects such as the Rollins Road streetscape.
